Barendi sat calmly in the high-backed chair in the living room. According to today's customs, the noble ladies not only would not share the same living room with their husbands, but would not even spend the night in the same bedroom.

Even in the very cold winter, after fulfilling the wife's obligations, the ladies will leave their husband's room and return to their own room.

Barenti's living room is in the main building on the south side of the left side of the castle. Speaking of which, it is not very close to Alexander's room. You have to pass through a small arch that only one person passes by. After passing this arch, it belongs to Barenti's world.

But Barendi really has very little time here. When Alexander was away, she spent most of her time in the main courtyard or in the dome. When Alexander was there, it was even more impossible for her to return to her living room. So while waiting, Barendi passed the time by looking at the decorations in her room that she didn't pay much attention to.

A maid pushed open the door and walked in. At the door not far behind her, Gina Breggit stood.

Barendi looked at the woman with a slightly picky look, and then she raised her eyebrows with difficulty.

The ordinary appearance of her appearance did not make Barenti feel any threat, but it was precisely because of this that she paid more attention to this woman.

Then she noticed the heart-warming eyes of the young woman named Gina Brigitte.

They were very vivid eyes, and they looked very bright when they stared at something. They didn't look beautiful, but they showed a rare keenness and concentration.

"lady."

Gina bowed slightly, she had heard of the countess because she indulged Paul Busacco to boldly disturb the quietness of the University of Bologna.

"I heard you live in the town with your teachers and classmates?" Barenti asked, and when he saw Gina was about to speak, Barenti just kept saying it on his own without waiting for her answer. "You should live in the castle, and your clothes are too simple, which is not in line with your due identity."

"My identity?" Gina looked at Barenti with some surprise. Her eyes that always seemed to see through many things showed confusion and surprise for the first time.

"The Count is a person who can understand women, or he should be said to be very tolerant of women. No matter who it is, he will only do it according to their own will. However, this is limited. After all, his status is different now, so as his woman, he must also consider supporting his presence."

"Sorry, Madam, I think you misunderstood." Gina finally understood what the indifferent noble lady in front of her was saying. She wanted to laugh a little, but then she looked "You completely misunderstood the relationship between me and your husband..."

"Miss Brigitte, please stop making unnecessary quibbling. This will only waste time, or make us all more embarrassed," Barenti interrupted Gina with a little impatiently. She stood up and walked towards Gina, and then slowly circled around her. "I don't know what the count likes you, but I don't care about this. As his wife, it is also a duty to tolerate husband's affair and some hobbies, so you don't have to worry about being treated unfairly. I can guarantee you that you can get your right, and if you are pregnant, the child can also receive corresponding treatment, so you can move into the castle now."

Gina looked at Barenti, who said all this like a routine, paused for a moment before suddenly asking, "Earl Montina, is this awful person?"

"What did you say?" Barenti frowned. She felt that this woman seemed a little too presumptuous.

"Madam, I think you have completely misunderstood my relationship with your husband," Gina looked calm, her eyes facing Barenti's slightly stern look, and said calmly in a calm tone, "I assure you that there is no relationship between me and the Earl you think. To me, he is a noble and generous sponsor. I have no personal relationship with your husband except when I have moved to Pavia because of my school in Pavia."

Barendi looked at Gina unexpectedly, as if she didn't believe her words.

"Madam, maybe it's a good woman to be a count in your mind, even worthy of gratitude and show off, but it's not the case for me," Gina said, looking at Barenti's face that had gradually sunk, with a hint of seriousness in her expression. "Madam, I don't think marriage is the inevitable final destination of a woman. There are too many sacred things that need more attention to, those are enough to make me worth my life."

"Are you going to be a nun?" Barenti looked at Gina with a little surprise. Although she was quite surprised that Alexander was interested in a woman who was determined to become a nun, she thought that perhaps this would save more trouble, but she thought it was not bad.

"Of course not," Gina shook her head, seeing Barenti's expression change a little, she asked in an interesting tone, "Why do you think a woman should either become someone else's wife or mistress, or should become a nun? Isn't there anything else to do? What I long to do for me is to complete my studies, and I hope to become a doctor who is no worse than any man, which is much more important to me than marriage."

As she said that, she looked at her Barenti with a strange look, and said again: "It should be said that I have no interest in becoming a vassal of a man. This will make me feel that I have gradually forgotten who I am. I don't like this feeling, just like a horse does not like a quilt on a bridle. I don't think women must be part of a man. Although God told us that Eve was born from a rib of Adam, not created by God alone, I don't think this is my destiny, so please don't worry about Madam. I will neither disturb your husband nor cause trouble for you. I just want to control my own life and future, so you can be completely at ease."

Barendi looked at the young woman in front of her in a daze. She had never seen such a woman, nor had she heard such deviant words. But deep down she had to admit that she had indescribable envy and admiration for this woman, and even a hint of jealousy of her courage.

Barendi sat down and looked at Gina with her elbow and shook her chin. After a while, she nodded slowly: "Don't worry, maybe I can't fully understand what you said, but I can be your protector. I believe that you will encounter many enemies in the future. They will make things difficult for you because of your words, and even accuse you of you. At that time, you can ask me for help and I will give you a safe place."

Gina looked at Barendi silently, then held the edge of her skirt and bowed slightly, and saluted.

Looking at Gina who turned around and walked out of the living room door, Barendi pondered a little, then let out a faint sigh.

In Rome, in the Palace of Marino, a series of joyful laughter echoed in the corridor, and the laughter was occasionally mixed with the tender cry of "Yiyayaya".

Lucrezia excitedly hugged Alexander's arm and wandered around the Marino Palace. Although there were actually many places in the palace being renovated, she felt inexplicably happy just by walking around the places where she could enter and exit.

Although the scale of the Palace of Potico is smaller, the style and interior are not inferior to that of the Palace of Marino. Perhaps the completely renovated and rebuilt Marino in the future will become a good place to be enviable in Rome, but the mess here is not so pleasing to the eye.

Lucrezia was happy that it was the first time she was walking in this palace as a hostess.

Among Alexander's women, Sophia was the first to live here, and then Barenti. Even when there were no other women, Alexander's sister could serve as the hostess.

So even after being with Alexander, Lucrezia never had the chance to appear in the Palace of Marino as a heroine, so she naturally didn't want to let go of this rare opportunity.

Alexander could understand Lucrezia's thoughts, so although this visit to Rome was actually very troubled by various matters, he still took time to satisfy Lucrezia's wish to enjoy the hostess.

From time to time, Lucrezia would stop and tell her daughter, who was held by the nanny behind her, the value and significance of some precious artworks displayed in the palace. Later, she insisted that Alexander take her mother and daughter to the basement to see the fine wines collected in the wine cellar.

After a while, Lucrezia was in a good mood, and Alexander couldn't help but be surprised by Ruosha's luxurious layout of the palace. Although the renovation project is still underway, he could already imagine how amazing the new Marino Palace would be in the future.

"This will be your palace in Rome. Everything about it will be yours in the future, do you know?" Lucrezia stood excitedly in front of a large fountain built in front of the Palace of Marino and said to her daughter who had no idea what the pile of stones had in front of her. However, the Duke of Pisa had the same idea as her father at this time, and she just wanted to drill her head into her mother's ravine and have a full meal of milk.

However, Nomero's appearance still disturbed Lucrezia's good mood. She had to take Estelece to leave, and the private secretary looked at the departure of their mother and daughter's carriage and pondered slightly.

"So did the Pope send you some instructions?"

Alexander's inquiry woke Nomero up, and the secretary turned around and bowed slightly to Alexander, and then the two walked up the steps of Marino Palace together.

"That's right, Your Majesty thinks you should pay attention to your safety during this period, after all, the situation is very complicated now," said Normelo.

"Can I understand that His Majesty is suggesting that I am the little tricks that Caesar is planning?"

Nomero's face was as calm as usual, and he was not surprised by Caesar's conspiracy being exposed on the spot. Instead, he seemed to have breathed a sigh of relief: "I know that all this cannot be hidden from you. Can you tell me how much eyeliner you left in Rome?"

"At least enough to know who is trying to plan a conspiracy against me."

Nomero did not care about Alexander's failure to answer directly. He continued: "Your Majesty asked me to tell you that you don't have to worry about your safety in Rome. Of course, since you have known all this in advance, I believe you must be prepared. Your Majesty just hopes that you will not forget that you are a family after all, and he hopes you can forgive Caesar's behavior, and at the same time, your Majesty will compensate you for this."

Alexander nodded slightly without comment, and told the Pope that he would send someone to warn him that it was a bit unexpected, but if you think about it carefully, you will understand the purpose of Alexander VI doing this.

The difference between the two father-in-law is very big. Compared with that, Alexander is actually more willing to deal with the Pope rather than the Old Lovire, because Alexander VI is a person with a strong family concept. Although he has the bad habit of cheating his son-in-law, he is more inclined to maintain his family relationship as long as his family interests are great enough.

Old Luo Weire is a real person who is supreme in interests. In his eyes, both children and brothers are just tools for him to realize his personal ambitions.

If Constantine wanted to murder him now, and as long as this matter was in his favor, even if he knew that Constantine's conspiracy might have been discovered, Roverey would not have warned in advance in exchange for preventing Alexander from revenge on his son.

Old Luo Weire is a truly ruthless person. Compared with him, Alexander VI looks a bit cute.

Alexander thought so, and secretly sighed that Rome is really troublesome now.

This made Alexander feel that he had to do something, because it seemed to be possible for him to be trapped in the quagmire of Italy without knowing it.

He knew that for a long time in the future, Italy would become a vortex of trouble in the entire Europe, and forces from all countries would come here to compete, and then everyone would find that it would be not so easy to get rid of it once they get stuck.

In fact, many people are willing to struggle in this quagmire. They treat Italy as a piece of fat and try to divide everyone into one. This kind of thinking of seeing people makes many countries mix up like moths to a flame even if they know they are facing a big trouble.

But he could no longer continue to get entangled with these people. As the British were about to join the war against France, a sacred alliance against France would gradually form. At the same time, due to the impact of his troops in the Lombardy area, the war that should have been suspended due to the beginning of winter is now intensifying.

As for peace talks, Alexander felt that no one would really think that the goal could be achieved through negotiations. On the contrary, everyone only regarded peace talks as a rare respite, and would just wait for the opportunity to mature and rekindle the war.

This was originally a good time for Alexander to take the opportunity to withdraw from Italy, but Caesar's actions made him face a complicated situation again.

This made Alexander a little angry.

Caesar had become a big and small trouble, which made Alexander feel that he could no longer tolerate him continuing to destroy so unbridledly.

Caesar has indeed become a sabotage. Judging from the information Uriu received, a plot he was brewing actually involved so many people, which forced Alexander to take the possible consequences of his life.

While thinking about this, Alexander received an invitation from Old Rover.

As a real father-in-law, Rovery's relationship with Alexander is really not close, and if you think about it carefully, it will even give people a feeling of inexplicably distant.

Although this is related to Tony de la Rovere's reckless greed, if you recall it carefully, you can find that Alexander's relationship with the Rovere family has seemed close from the beginning, and sometimes it is not as good as being closer to another cheap father-in-law.

Lao Rovere did not invite Alexander to his mountaintop villa, but chose Mount Difoli, northeast of the city of Rome.

Mount Difoli is a large vineyard planting site near Rome. The grapes needed by many winemaking workshops in Rome are picked from here.

In autumn, you can see from a distance that mature vineyards are like purple carpets covering the entire southern foot of Defoli. The vineyards of the Lovere family in Defoli Mountain are also here. In the depths of the vineyards, there is a small but quite quiet manor.

Early in the morning of the 27th, Alexander left Rome and left the city to set out for Mount Difoli. He was followed by a guard of about 30 people led by the guard officer Schell.

Because there is no gate directly to Mount Difoli, Alexander went out from the old gate in the north of the city. Then he had to pass a northward road first, and then turn east and go up the mountain along the north-south mountain road of Mount Difoli.

When Alexander's team left the city, a fishmonger who had been setting up a stall near the city gate immediately threw away the stall and ran towards a nearby alley. Not long after, the man rode out of the alley on a horse and ran all the way to the Tiber River.

This man was obviously very familiar with the streets of Rome. He chose the nearest road and ran to the stone bridge on the Tiber River near the north of the city not long after passing through the streets and alleys.

After crossing the stone bridge and entering the Vatican, the man still walked unimpededly through the narrow alleys between several buildings, until he walked on the way to the Sistings Church that he slowed down.

In front of the Sistings Church, Caesar walked back and forth anxiously. He looked at the street corner from time to time, or looked up at the surrounding buildings, and looked like there was only such a small piece of the sky.

It was very cold in the morning, but Caesar's heart was hot.

A sudden sound of horse hooves came, and Caesar immediately stopped and looked into the distance.

The person who reported the news rushed to the church and before the mount could stand firm, the man had already jumped down from the horse.

"Sir, Count Montina is out of the city!" Despite deliberately lowering his voice, the person who reported the message still seemed a little high because of his excitement.

"God bless me!"
Chapter completed!